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Operators of eligible Performance Based Standards (PBS) vehicles can now access key freight routes in New South Wales under the National Class 2 Performance Based Standards (High Productivity) Authorisation Notice 2022.
The Notice replaces thousands of permits, saving administrative time and cost for industry and government.
The new network supports access for higher productivity PBS vehicles to travel under notice on more than 15,000km of New South Wales state roads, including vital routes for freight – the Hume and Newell highways and the Sydney Motorway network.
The following vehicle types are eligible to travel under the Notice:
- PBS level 2B tandem dolly A-doubles
- 3 designs of Tier 3 PBS 2B A-doubles at up to 85.0 tonnes (HML)
- Tier 3 PBS Level 1 Quad Axle semi-trailers (up to 20m in length), meeting or exceeding the minimum axle spacing requirements on the PBS Level 1 HML state road network at 50.5 tonnes
- Tier 3 PBS 2B Quad Axle B-doubles up to 77.5 tonnes (HML)
- 20m PBS Level 2 Truck and Dog combinations and B-doubles respectively up to 57.5 tonnes on the Great Western Highway between Emu Plains and Marrangaroo.
The Notice was first published in November last year for Victorian networks. One of the biggest benefits for operators is that there are shared vehicle templates between New South Wales and Victoria.
You can find the new networks on the NSW Performance Based Standards interactive maps and see these vehicle templates in the Operator's Guide here.